Subjects:

Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Contents:

FOREWORD

PREFACE

1 Introduction - The Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights

2 Practice and Procedure of the European Court: Pre-admissibility

3 Practice and Procedure of the European Court: Post-admissibility

4 Practice and Procedure of the European Court: Judgment and Enforcement

5 Admissibility Criteria

6 Underlying Convention Principles

7 The Substantive Rights of the European Convention

8 Derogation and Reservation

9 Just Satisfaction (Article 41)

10 Strengthening the Prohibition of Discrimination: Protocol 12

11 Case Study: Caballero v UK

12 Sources of Information on the European Convention on Human Rights

APPENDIX 1 - CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AS AMENDED BY PROTOCOL NO. 11 (WITH PROTOCOL NOS. 1 , 4, 6, 7, 12 AND 13)

APPENDIX 2 - PROTOCOL NO. 14 TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, AMENDING THE CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE CONVENTION, 13 MAY 2004

APPENDIX 3 - RULES OF COURT (NOVEMEBER 2003)

APPENDIX 4 - APPLICATION FORM

APPENDIX 5 - FORM OF AUTHORITY

APPENDIX 6 - COURT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER

APPENDIX 7 - RULE 36 FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE

APPENDIX 8 - DECLARATION OF APPLICANT'S MEANS

APPENDIX 9 - COMMITTEE DECISION LETTER: (X V X)

APPENDIX 10 - EUROPEAN COURT LEGAL AID RATES (AS APPLICABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 2004)

APPENDIX 11 - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES COMPETENT TO CERTIFY THE INDIGENCE OF APPLICANTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RULE 93 OF CHAPTER X OF THE RULES OF COURT

APPENDIX 12 - NOTES FOR GUIDANCE OF PERSONS APPEARING AT HEARINGS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

APPENDIX 13 - TABLE OF DATES OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE CONVENTION AND ITS PROTOCOLS

APPENDIX 14 - COMPOSITION OF THE COURT (AND SECTIONS)

APPENDIX 15 - RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 46, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 10 JANUARY 2001

APPENDIX 16 - EUROPEAN AGREEMENT RELATING TO PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, E.T.S. NO. 16, 5 MARCH 1996

APPENDIX 17 - CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT (ENGLAND AND WALES)

APPENDIX 18 - VIENNA CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TREATIES (SECTIONS 31-33)

APPENDIX 19 - RECOMMENDATION R(2000)2 OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS ON THE RE-EXAMINATION OR REOPENING OF CERTAIN CASES AT DOMESTIC LEVEL FOLLOWING JUDGEMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 19 JANUARY 2000

APPENDIX 20 - RESOLUTION RES(2004)3 OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS ON JUDGEMENTS REVEALING AN UNDERLYING SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, 12 MAY 2004

APPENDIX 21 - RECOMMENDATION REC(2004)6 OF THE COMMITTE OF MINISTERS TO MEMBER STATES ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES, 12 MAY 2004

APPENDIX 22 - PECK V UK: APPLICATION UNDER ARTICLE 31, 17 NOVEMBER 1998

APPENDIX 23 - PECK V UK: GOVERNMENT'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE ADMISSIBILITY AND MERITS, 29 FEBRUARY 2000

APPENDIX 24 - PECK V UK: APPLICANT'S FURTHER OBSERVATIONS, 18 MAY 2000

APPENDIX 25 - THIRD PARTY INT

Now in its second edition, this book written by an experienced human rights practitioner, provides practical and accessible advice and guidance on taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights. It incorporates a step by step approach to the litigation process which covers areas such as lodging the initial application, legal aid, costs, interim measures, friendly settlement, third party intervention, just satisfaction, enforcement of judgments, and Grand Chamber referrals.

An explanation of the key principles underlying the European Convention on Human Rights precedes a concise and up to date article by article analysis of the substantive law of the European Convention, including derogation, reservation, and damages (with a table of illustrative damages awards in recent cases).

It includes key substantive case law developments since 2000, commentary and guidance on the amended Court rules and new practice directions and recent changes in the Court's processing of cases, together with advice and information on drafting pleadings (with precedents included), fact-finding and merits hearings before the Court.

The Court's admissibility criteria, a critical aspect of the Convention system, are dealt with in depth and a comprehensive set of Court forms and other precedents are included in the appendices.